Inochi wa Utsukushii

"Inochi wa Utsukushii"
Cover of Type-A edition.
Single by Nogizaka46
from the album Sorezore no Isu
B-side
  • "Arakajime Katarareru Romance"
  • "Tachinaori Chū" (Type-A)
  • "Gomen ne Zutto..." (Type-B)
  • "Kimi wa Boku to Awanai Hou ga Yokatta no Kana" (Type-C)
  • "Border" (Regular)
ReleasedMarch 18, 2015 (2015-03-18) (Japan)
GenreJ-pop
Length5:17
LabelN46Div.
Songwriter(s)Yasushi Akimoto, Hiroki Sagawa
Producer(s)Yasushi Akimoto
Nogizaka46 singles chronology
"Nandome no Aozora ka?"
(2014) 		"Inochi wa Utsukushii"
(2015) 		"Taiyō Nokku"
(2015)

"Inochi wa Utsukushii" (Japanese: 命は美しい, "Life is beautiful") is the 11th single by Japanese idol girl group Nogizaka46. It was released on March 18, 2015. It debuted in number one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart,[1] and as of May 25, 2015 (issue date), has sold 605,529 copies.[2] It also reached number one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.[3]

Release

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This single was released in 4 versions. Type-A, Type-B, Type-C and a regular edition. Type-C includes the undergroup member's song. The center position in the choreography for the title song is held by Nanase Nishino.[4]

Track listing

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Type-A

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All lyrics are written by Yasushi Akimoto[5]

CD[5][6]
No.TitleMusicArrangerLength
1."Inochi wa Utsukushii" (命は美しい)Hiroki SagawaHiroki Sagawa5:17
2."Arakajime Katarareru Romance" (あらかじめ語られるロマンス)SoichiroK, Nozomu.SSoichiroK, Nozomu.S4:56
3."Tachinaori Chū" (立ち直り中)Takashi FukudaTATOO4:44
4."Inochi wa Utsukushii (off vocal ver.)" (命は美しい off vocal ver.)Hiroki SagawaHiroki Sagawa5:17
5."Arakajime Katarareru Romance (off vocal ver.)" (あらかじめ語られるロマンス off vocal ver.)SoichiroK, Nozomu.SSoichiroK, Nozomu.S4:56
6."Tachinaori Chū (off vocal ver.)" (立ち直り中 off vocal ver.)Takashi FukudaTATOO4:42
Total length:29:52
DVD[5]
No.TitleDirectorLength
1."Inochi wa Utsukushii (music video)"Tsuyoshi Inoue5:41
2."Tachinaori Chū (music video)"Hiroaki Yuasa10:11
3."Rina Ikoma & Marika Ito"Eiki Takahashi8:32
4."Misa Eto & Reika Sakurai"Rikiya Imaizumi5:58
5."Hina Kawago & Chiharu Saito"Renki Yamasaki5:46
6."Mahiro Kawamura & Iori Sagara"Yoshinori Asao8:13
7."Kazumi Takayama & Ami Noujou"Nozomu Nakajima6:27
8."Nanase Nishino & Yumi Wakatsuki"Hiroaki Yuasa8:42
Total length:59:22

Type-B

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All lyrics are written by Yasushi Akimoto[7]

CD[7][8]
No.TitleMusicArrangerLength
1."Inochi wa Utsukushii" (命は美しい)Hiroki SagawaHiroki Sagawa5:17
2.Untitled (あらかじめ語られるロマンス)SoichiroK, Nozomu.SSoichiroK, Nozomu.S4:56
3."Gomen ne Zutto..." (ごめんね ずっと…)Tomokazu YamadaShouhei Sumiya5:31
4."Inochi wa Utsukushii (off vocal ver.)" (命は美しい off vocal ver.)Hiroki SagawaHiroki Sagawa5:17
5."Arakajime Katarareru Romance" (あらかじめ語られるロマンス off vocal ver.)SoichiroK, Nozomu.SSoichiroK, Nozomu.S4:56
6."Gomen ne Zutto... (off vocal ver.)" (ごめんね ずっと… off vocal ver.)Tomokazu YamadaShouhei Sumiya5:28
Total length:31:25
DVD[7]
No.TitleDirectorLength
1."Inochi wa Utsukushii (music video)"Tsuyoshi Inoue5:41
2."Gomen ne Zutto... (music video)"Yuki Yamato7:26
3."Karin Ito & Hina Higuchi"Kazuhiko Ito 
4."Sayuri Inoue & Yuuri Saito"Yusuke Koroyasu 
5."Asuka Saito & Minami Hoshino"Aya Maeda 
6."Mai Shiraishi & Nanami Hashimoto"Kazuma Ikeda 
7."Mai Shinuchi & Mai Fukagawa"Taikou Nakamura 

Type-C

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All lyrics are written by Yasushi Akimoto[9]

CD[9][10]
No.TitleMusicArrangerLength
1."Inochi wa Utsukushii" (命は美しい)Hiroki SagawaHiroki Sagawa5:17
2."Arakajime Katarareru Romance" (あらかじめ語られるロマンス)SoichiroK, Nozomu.SSoichiroK, Nozomu.S4:56
3."Kimi wa Boku to Awanai Hou ga Yokatta no Kana" (君は僕と会わない方がよかったのかな)Akira Sunset, ha-jAkira Sunset, ha-j5:06
4."Inochi wa Utsukushii (off vocal ver.)" (命は美しい off vocal ver.)Hiroki SagawaHiroki Sagawa5:17
5."Arakajime Katarareru Romance (off vocal ver.)" (あらかじめ語られるロマンス off vocal ver.)SoichiroK, Nozomu.SSoichiroK, Nozomu.S4:56
6."Kimi wa Boku to Awanai Hou ga Yokatta no Kana (off vocal ver.)" (君は僕と会わない方がよかったのかな off vocal ver.)Akira Sunset, ha-jAkira Sunset, ha-j5:03
Total length:30:35
DVD[9]
No.TitleDirectorLength
1."Inochi wa Utsukushii (music video)"Tsuyoshi Inoue5:41
2."Kimi wa Boku to Awanai Hou ga Yokatta no Kana (music video)"Yamada Atsuhiro5:10
3."Manatsu Akimoto & Himeka Nakamoto"Hideaki Nakagawa, Yutaka Mizuochi, Naoya Ogata 
4."Erika Ikuta & Sayuri Matsumura"Shigeru Tsukita, Atuhiko Yamamoto, Shibatani Mai 
5."Hinako Kitano & Maaya Wada"Kazuhisa Anai 
6."Kana Nakada & Seira Nagashima"Takahashi Akihiro 
7."Miona Hori & Rena Matsui"Santa Yamagishi 
8."Trainee"Shujin Ito 

Regular

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All lyrics are written by Yasushi Akimoto

CD[11][12]
No.TitleMusicArrangerLength
1."Inochi wa Utsukushii" (命は美しい)Hiroki SagawaHiroki Sagawa5:17
2."Arakajime Katarareru Romance" (あらかじめ語られるロマンス)SoichiroK, Nozomu.SSoichiroK, Nozomu.S4:56
3."Border" (ボーダー)Tomohiro NakatsuchiTomohiro Nakatsuchi4:39
4."Inochi wa Utsukushii (off vocal ver.)" (命は美しい off vocal ver.)Hiroki SagawaHiroki Sagawa5:17
5."Arakajime Katarareru Romance (off vocal ver.)" (あらかじめ語られるロマンス off vocal ver.)SoichiroK, Nozomu.SSoichiroK, Nozomu.S4:56
6."Border (off vocal ver.)" (ボーダー off vocal ver.)Tomohiro NakatsuchiTomohiro Nakatsuchi4:37
Total length:29:42

Chart and certifications

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References

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  1. ^ a b "週間 CDシングルランキング 2015年03月30日付". ORICON STYLE (in Japanese). oricon ME. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  2. ^ "AKB48 売上 命は美しい". Atwiki (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 3, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2015/03/30". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  4. ^ 乃木坂46が「命は美しい」ジャケ写公開 センター西野単独、アンダー盤も (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. 24 February 2015. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
  5. ^ a b c Nogizaka46 2015a.
  6. ^ 命は美しい (Sony Music Labels): 2015 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
  7. ^ a b c Nogizaka46 2015b.
  8. ^ 命は美しい (Sony Music Labels): 2015 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
  9. ^ a b c Nogizaka46 2015c.
  10. ^ 命は美しい (Sony Music Labels): 2015 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
  11. ^ Nogizaka46 2015r.
  12. ^ 命は美しい (Sony Music Labels): 2015 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
  13. ^ オリコン年間CDシングルランキング 2015年度 (in Japanese). oricon ME. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
  14. ^ ゴールドディスク認定 2015年3月 (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved 2017-01-09.

Further reading

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  • Nogizaka46 (18 March 2015a). Inochi wa Utsukushii (Type-A ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B00SHVO8UM.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  • Nogizaka46 (18 March 2015b). Inochi wa Utsukushii (Type-B ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B00SHVO8SO.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  • Nogizaka46 (18 March 2015c). Inochi wa Utsukushii (Type-C ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B00SHVO8W0.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  • Nogizaka46 (18 March 2015r). Inochi wa Utsukushii (Regular ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B00SHVO988.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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